• A property owner will build a new development near Mount Holly that conforms to current zoning codes. • The owner had previously tried for years to get the property rezoned for a larger development with more amenities. • The new plan includes around 202 homes, which is about 50 fewer than the original proposal.

A property owner who has tried for years to build a development near Mount Holly decided to move forward with a development that would conform to current zoning codes, allowing him to build without the need for approval from either Mount Holly or Gaston County officials.

Tom Springs, who owns land at the corner of Rankin Avenue and West Catawba Avenue, told the Gaston Gazette in July that he has been trying for a decade to work with Mount Holly to build a development on his

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